Insulating waterproof and buoyant overcoat



Dec. 22, 1942. E. c. CRAIG El'AL 2,305,606

INSULATING WATERPROOF AND BUOYANT OVERCQAT Filed Feb. 17, .1941

EXPANDED CELLULAR RUBBER I INVENTORS E. 6' 6M9? 1 GM. Ley e ATTORNEY a Patented Dee.22, i942 UNITED I STATE INS ULATING WATERPROOF AND BUOYANT OVEROOA name 0. Craig, United States Navy, are Glen w. Leyde, Arlington, Va-

Anpu uon February n, 1941, Serial Ne. swam (cl. s-zo) (Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as

2 Claims.

amended April 30,

proof and buoyant overcoat and has for an object to provide an overcoat having an interlining of buoyant and waterproof and windproof material, such as expanded cellular rubber.

A further object of this invention is to provide an overcoat of the above characteristics having an appearance similar to any conventional overcoat.

A further object of this invention is to provide an overcoat of such conventional appearance that it may be worn anywhere, yet is particularly useful for operating personnel on shipboard in protecting the wearer against wind and spray around the decks of a vessel and acting as a lifesaver ahould the wearer fall into the sea.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the drawing, in

which- Figure l is a partly broken-away elevations-l i 1 i928; 370 0. G. 757) This invention'relates to an insulating waterering 2| has suflicient overlap as at 24 beyond the edges of the sections i'l that the separable fastener 21 will be completely .concealed when the front of the overcoat is closed.

Other modifications and changes in the proportions and arrangements of the parts may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the nature of the invention, withinthe scope of what is hereinafter claimed.

The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. An insulating waterproof and buoyant overcoat comprising an interlining of insulating, waterproof and buoyant material, an inner coverlng and an outer covering, said interlining comprising vertically extending sections of formretaining expanded cellular rubber, said sections comprising a back section and a pair of front sections and vulcanizing strips joining the vertical edges of said back section to the vertical edges of said front sections.

2. An insulating waterproof and buoyant over-r coat comprising an interlining of insulating, waterproof and buoyant material, an inner cov- .ering and an outer covering, said interlining It to two front sections l'l. Abovethe vulcanizing strips ll armholes are provided for securing the sleeves it thereto by means of vulcanizing strips it, each sleeve l2 including an interlining of the same-material, the two sections secured together by vulcanizing strips 20. An outer covering II of suitable cloth material. such as whipcord or gabardine. is provided and similarly there is also provided an inner cloth covering 22 such as light gabardine or flannel. A separable fastener II is provided for closing the front of the coat, this fastener It being preferably secured. to the inner covering while the outer covcomprising vertically extending sections of formretaining expanded cellular rubber, said sections comprising a back section and a pair of front sections and vulcanizing strips Joining the vertical edges of said back section to the vertical edges of said front sections, an inner cloth covering for said interlining, an outer cloth. covering for said interiinin'g, and a separable fastener on said inner covering, said outer covering overlappin and concealing said separable fastener when in closed position.

- EDWARD C. CRAIG.

GLEN W. LEYDE. 

